Mark Albertson

Mark Albertson is a senior writer for theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. He is an experienced technology reporter, recognized by Onalytica as a "Who's Who In Cloud Influencer" and named to Peerlyst’s “24 Powerful Cybersecurity Journalists.” Prior to SiliconANGLE, Mark wrote for the San Francisco Examiner, Blasting News, and CBS-Bay Area.

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5G private networks are key focus in collaboration between Federated Wireless and AWS

Federated Wireless and Amazon Web Services Inc. are collaborating on a 5G private wireless initiative for a major mixed-use development in the Washington, D.C. area. The announcement in February provided details around the AWS-Federated partnership in cooperation with developer JBG Smith Properties to deploy 5G private wireless at National Landing urban community. The site will also ...

What to expect at the ‘Women in Data Science’ conference: Join theCUBE Mar. 8

Tech companies continue to hire more men than women. This stark reality was highlighted in research conducted by the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology. The group’s 2022 report found that tech women’s representation in new hires increased slightly to 31.7%. The report also found that women comprised a disproportionate share of the post-pandemic “Great ...
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Analyst hot takes from MWC 2023: Telco industry finally pushing ahead with cloud and developer initiatives

The telecommunications world is experiencing significant transformation, and this week’s gathering at MWC 2023 in Barcelona is providing attendees with a sense that the gears of change within a traditionally slow-moving industry are beginning to pick up speed. “These big transformations almost take a perfect storm of things that come together,” said Zeus Kerravala (pictured, third ...

What to expect at the ‘Build Your Cloud Center of Excellence’ event: Join theCUBE Mar. 3

[Editor’s Note: Important event information updated with new date.] The shift to cloud has been a game-changer for businesses across various industries, enabling them to increase efficiency, scalability and innovation.  However, cloud operations present new challenges that traditional IT management practices may not be equipped to handle. For example, most companies adopting cloud technologies often ...
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Private 5G attracts major attention at telco gathering in Barcelona

An open standard for radio access networks, or Open RAN, is a significant topic of conversation at MWC in Barcelona this week. One reason for the interest is that Open RAN could significantly reduce the cost of building private 5G networks for enterprises. Dell’Oro Group Inc. recently revised its Open RAN forecast higher, with an ...
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Open APIs and cloud partnerships provide central themes for opening of MWC 2023

One of the key topics that emerged from the first day of keynotes at MWC today in Barcelona was around the question of monetization. How is the telco industry going to leverage developers and the cloud community to generate new sources of revenue in a globally connected world? The telco industry took a step toward ...

Five insights you might have missed from the Dell-DXC livestream event

A longstanding partnership between Dell Technologies Inc. and DXC Technology Co. provides a window into the process of cloud transformation and how businesses are on the modernization trail. In an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio, key executives from Dell and DXC shared their insights during the “Driving Business Results With Cloud Transformation” event, ...
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Interview: Here’s how AWS aims to build new bridges for telcos into the cloud-native world

Amazon Web Services Inc. has opened its cloud network to facilitate greater innovation for the telecommunications industry. The cloud giant Tuesday announced general availability of AWS Telco Network Builder, a fully managed service to help telcos scale up and run networks on the AWS cloud. The company also unveiled the “Integrated Private Wireless on AWS” program, ...

Dell addresses enterprise interest in a simpler consolidated security model

Enterprise security customers made their opinions known in 2022, and the message was clear: They want less complexity and more consolidation, and they want it now. The “Global Data Protection Index” released by Dell Technologies Inc. validates this sentiment. According to the report, 85% of organizations using multiple data protection vendors viewed consolidation as a positive ...

Hybrid computing, security and Industry 4.0: DXC and Dell partner on cloud transformation innovation

The challenge facing many enterprises today is to become “cloud right.” A lift and shift of workloads into the cloud might reduce data center cost, but organizations are discovering that more comprehensive systems thinking is required. How can a move to the cloud accelerate time to market for product cycles, increase user productivity and reduce ...